Year: 2016

9 – 12 House Volleyball

9-12 House Volleyball Results

Girls:
Wutaishan 18 defeated Taiping 17
Taiping 18 defeated Xuanwu 17
Xuanwu 15 defeated Wutaishan 8

Boys:
Wutaishan 18 defeated Taiping 16
Xuanwu 15 defeated Taiping 6
Xuanwu 15 defeated Wutaishan 6

1st: Xuanwu (12 points)
2nd: Wutaishan (8 points)
3rd: Taiping (4 points)

Well done to all participants for a high standard of volleyball. A big thank you to Mr Dutton and Mr Clarke for faultless and impartial refereeing!

Learning Alchemists Environment – Oct 20

Due to 3-way conferences, the Learning Alchemists Environment next meeting will be

Thursday, October 20

in the Strategy Room at Lunch

we will read the attached article.

Please remember, you can drop in and leave any time. 🙂

Contact Tom Johnson for more details

Article for Oct 13

Scaffolding and Achievement in Problem-Based and Inquiry Learning-A Response to Kirschner Sweller and Clark 2006.pdf

Past Articles

First Aid Training – second date added

Dear All,

We have now got a second date for First Aid training confirmed. This is November 19th. Please send me a message by Thursday if you are interested in First Aid training on this date. It is an all day course leading to an internationally recognised certificate  provided by ISOS. A reminder that to coach next year you will need a first aid qualification.

Thanks.

FCD Visit Schedule for Middle and Upper School

Hello Middle and Upper School Teachers,

Please have a look at the attached schedule for our annual Freedom from Chemical Dependency (FCD) visit happening during Week 11. As previously noted these sessions will cause some disruption to our normal classes, but are a critical part of our overall programme.

Please see Kasson with any scheduling concerns or Gretchen/Kris with any specific questions about FCD. We will meet with our two FCD visitors as a staff on Tuesday Week 11.

Thanks for your flexibility!

2016 FCD Visit Schedule

Sustainability meeting

Any MYP/DP students and teachers interested in helping to take sustainability at NIS forwards, please join us upstairs in the cafeteria at 1pm on Friday.

3-way conference lunch

Dear All, Chartwells will provide the following food choices on Thursday for the 3-way conference:

Beef lasagna and yellow rice with corn, cauliflower fritters in Center Cafe.

The Delimarche bar in the Cafeteria will also be open on 3-way conference day.

Upper School this Week

Hello Upper School Teachers,

Please see Kasson this week for any items relating to Grades 10-12. Juan will return on Monday of next week. He is in Colombia spending time with his family after the death of his father. He has expressed his gratitude for our support during this difficult time. Thanks.

Counselors available

Dear All,

Please remember that our counselors are available for students and staff who may need to speak with someone after hearing the very sad news yesterday.

I wish you a peaceful day.

Conference Short Story

A Tale of 3-way Conferences…

Student: “Do I need to attend my conferences on Thursday?”

Mr. Bratton: “Yes.”

The End.